Schlock:I want to go back to sleep now. How many pieces do you want to be in when I do?

Author:That'll do. Thanks.

Schlock:As long as I've got you at gunpoint, who are you?

Author:You really want to know, do you? Well, I'm your boss.

Schlock:No you're not. I work for Captain Tagon, and he works for Admiral Breya.

Author:And she works for her investors, who are slaves to galactic currency, which works as one of the driving social elements of the galaxy.

Author:That galaxy, and the entire universe it sits in work for me. I created them.

Schlock:So you're saying I've got God at gunpoint?

Author:If it keeps you from pulling the trigger, then yes, that's what I'm saying.

Author:Truth be told, though, I'm not a god. I'm just a web-cartoonist.

Schlock:So I could pull the trigger and do somebody else's universe a BIG favor, right?

Author:Let's go back to the part where I explain how you are working for me. You, your friends, and your entire universe exist as a serial comic strip in my universe. The more people you entertain with your exploits, the more money I make off my creation.